Calderdale Council has been awarded £100,000 to help young people deal with health, work and safety challenges.

It is one of 42 councils across the country given the Government funding to create a hub where young people will be able to access a range of support.

There will also be opportunities for further grants, the council says.

Mental health services, employment opportunities and crime prevention advice will be brought together in the Young Futures Hub, aimed at making it easier for young people to get help.

When the hub is created, it will provide access to sports, creative activities, trusted youth workers, mental health support, skills, training and help to get a job.

It will be delivered with Calderdale Youth Collective, which brings together the council, young people, voluntary groups, schools, health organisations and others.

Calderdale Council’s cabinet member for Children and Young People’s Services, Coun Tim Holden, welcomed the news.

“We want all young people in Calderdale to have the opportunity to thrive, whatever challenges they may be facing,” he said.

“The Young Futures Hub is about bringing together all the support that someone might need in the heart of their community, without them having to talk to lots of different people from different services and repeating their story every time.

“Local young people will be able to design the new hub with us and tell us what services they need – whether that’s wellbeing support, skills development or help to get into work,” he said.

The council is beginning to get plans for the Young Futures Hub underway, starting by looking at the support already available in Calderdale and how the hub can work with and build on this.

As more detailed plans develop over time, in partnership with communities, options will be considered for services, locations and timescales, says the council.